Earlier this month, Steelers rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr. said that his veteran teammate Patrick Peterson has taken him “under his wing and showed me the ropes” since he joined the team as a second-round pick and Peterson shared some of his approach to being a mentor this week. Peterson told Amanda Godsey of the [more] … [Read more...] about Patrick Peterson: Joey Porter Jr. has the intangibles to be better than me
Minkah Fitzpatrick: A lot of new faces in secondary, but we’re further along than I expected
The Steelers finished 10th in points allowed last season, but there are going to be plenty of new faces on defense in 2022. Changes have been made at every level of the defense and the defensive backfield is set to look very different than it did a year ago. The Steelers signed Patrick Peterson, Chandon [more] … [Read more...] about Minkah Fitzpatrick: A lot of new faces in secondary, but we’re further along than I expected
Steelers sign Darius Hagans, Jarrid Williams
The Steelers announced a handful of roster moves on Monday. The team signed running back Darius Hagans and offensive lineman Jarrid Williams to their 90-man roster. Wide receiver Cody Chrest was waived in a corresponding move. Hagans went undrafted earlier this year and signed with the Colts, but was waived last Wednesday. He ran 189 [more] … [Read more...] about Steelers sign Darius Hagans, Jarrid Williams
NFL expands Global Markets program to France, Ireland, Austria and Switzerland
The NFL’s push to expand the reach of the league internationally led to teams being awarded marketing rights to foreign countries starting in January 2022 and the league announced an expansion of the effort on Tuesday. France is part of that expansion. The Saints asked for and received marketing rights in the country, which is [more] … [Read more...] about NFL expands Global Markets program to France, Ireland, Austria and Switzerland
T.J. Watt moves past “freak injury” that derailed first half of 2022 season
The Steelers are great when T.J. Watt is on the field. Without him, they’re not. We saw it last year. Watt suffered a Week One pec injury that caused him to miss seven games. The Steelers lost six of them. Watt is trying not to regret in hindsight an injury that was unavoidable. “I have [more] … [Read more...] about T.J. Watt moves past “freak injury” that derailed first half of 2022 season